European Conservatives and Reformists Party

Right-wing to far-right European political party

This article is about the European political party. For the group in the European Parliament, see European Conservatives and Reformists Group.

European Conservatives and Reformists Party

Abbreviation| ECR Party
ECR
President| Mateusz Morawiecki (PL)
Secretary-General| Antonio Giordano (IT)
Founded| 1 October 2009; 15 years ago (2009-10-01)
Split from| European People's Party
Union for Europe of the Nations
Preceded by| Movement for European Reform[1]
Headquarters| Rue du Trône 4,
1000 Brussels, Belgium
Think tank| New Direction
Youth wing| European Young Conservatives
Membership (26 January 2025)| 18
Ideology|

* National conservatism[4]
* Right-wing populism[5]
* Economic liberalism[6]
* Soft Euroscepticism[9]

Political position| Right-wing[13] to far-right[17]
European Parliament group| European Conservatives and Reformists Group
International affiliation| International Democracy Union
Colours|  Blue
European Parliament|

70 / 720

European Commission|

1 / 27

European Council|

2 / 27

European
Lower Houses|

537 / 6,229

European
Upper Houses|

151 / 1,458

Website
ecrparty.eu

* Politics of the European Union
* Political parties
* Elections

* * *

^ A: The party has historically also been described as centre-right. However, following the global rise of radical right politics after 2019, the inclusion of new far-right parties led analysts to discontinue this classification.[18]

The European Conservatives and Reformists Party (ECR Party or simply ECR), formerly known as Alliance of European Conservatives and Reformists (AECR, 2009–2016) and Alliance of Conservatives and Reformists in Europe (ACRE, 2016–2019), is a conservative,[19] soft Eurosceptic[20] European political party with a main focus on reforming the European Union (EU) on the basis of Eurorealism,[21] as opposed to total rejection of the EU (anti-EU-ism).[22][23]

The political movement was founded on 1 October 2009,[24] after the creation of the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) political group of the European Parliament. It was officially recognised by the European Parliament in January 2010.

ECR Party is governed by a board of directors who are elected by the Council, which represents all ECR member parties.[25] The executive board is composed of the President Mateusz Morawiecki (Polish member of the Parliament and former Prime Minister of Poland), Vicepresidents Carlo Fidanza (Italian MEP), Marion Maréchal (French MEP) and George Simion (Romanian member of the Parliament), and Secretary General Antonio Giordano (Italian member of the Parliament).[26]

The party is affiliated with the European Conservatives and Reformists Group in the European Parliament, the pan-European think tank New Direction – The Foundation for European Reform, and the youth organisation the European Young Conservatives. It is also formally associated with the European Conservatives and Reformists Group in the Committee of the Regions, in the Congress of the Council of Europe, and in the NATO Parliamentary Assembly.[27] In the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, the ECR Party forms the European Conservatives Group and Democratic Alliance with the Identity and Democracy Party.

## History

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### Foundation

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The European Conservatives and Reformists Party was founded as the Alliance of European Conservatives and Reformists on 1 October 2009,[citation needed] after the ECR political group was founded in the wake of the 2009 European Parliament election, and was officially recognised by the European Parliament in January 2010. Amongst ACRE's eight founding members, the largest were the UK Conservative Party, the Polish PiS and the Czech ODS.

ECR Party was formally constituted under the chairmanship of Belgian MEP Derk Jan Eppink, who was succeeded by Czech MEP Jan Zahradil. ACRE's first congress took place in Warsaw on 8 June 2010, attended by its founding members, including UK Conservative Party Chairman and Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek. On 25 March 2011, the Civic Conservative Party from Slovakia joined; Iceland's Independence Party in November 2011 (the party's first member from outside the European Union); Georgia's Christian-Democratic Movement in August 2012; Italy's Conservatives and Social Reformers in October 2012; the Conservative Party of Canada became the ACRE's first associate member (later renamed 'regional partners') in November 2012; Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party in November 2013; and the Faroe Islands' People's Party, and Romania's New Republic; and in July 2014, Prosperous Armenia.[28] The Conservative Party of Georgia and New Majority joined on 1 November 2014. At the same time, the ACRE formally affiliated to the European Conservatives Group in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.[29] In November 2015, the Conservatives and Reformists of Italy were admitted as ECR Party members,[30] followed by the Alliance for Progress and Renewal (ALFA) of Germany and M10 party of Romania in March 2016.[31] The Liberal Party of Australia, Istiqlal Party of Morocco, National Party of New Zealand, and Republican Party of the United States joined as further regional partners in 2014, followed by Afek Tounes and Likud Movement in 2015 and 2016.

The Alliance of European Conservatives and Reformists officially changed its name to the Alliance of Conservatives and Reformists in Europe (ACRE) on 6 October 2016.[32]

Current ECR president Mateusz Morawiecki with his vice-president George Simion, 14 January 2025

In December 2018, ACRE was ordered to repay more than half a million euros of EU funds, following an investigation into their spending. This included €250,000 for a three-day conference in Miami and €90,000 for a trade meeting in Kampala. ACRE had previously been asked to return €121,000 given to the Prosperous Armenia party.[33]

More recently, the ECR has seen a shift further towards the conservative right with the acceptance of the Brothers of Italy, Forum for Democracy, Vox, and the Sweden Democrats as members in 2019.[34][35] On 11 April 2023, the Finns Party joined as the most recent member of the ECR's European Parliament group.[36]

### Leadership

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The ECR Party has had three Presidents:

No. | Image | Name | Tenure | Party | Member state

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1 |

| Jan Zahradil
(born 1963) | 2009–2020  | Civic Democratic Party |  Czech Republic
2 |  | Giorgia Meloni
(born 1977) | 2020–2025  | Brothers of Italy |  Italy
3 |  | Mateusz Morawiecki
(born 1968) | 2025–present  | Law and Justice |  Poland

## Membership

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### Full members

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Country  | Party name  | Abbr.  | Legislature lower house seats  | Legislature upper house Seats  | Status

|
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|
|

Bulgaria | There is Such a People
Има такъв народ
Ima takav narod | ITN  |

18 / 240

| Government
IMRO – Bulgarian National Movement
ВМРО – Българско Национално Движение
VMRO – Balgarsko Natsionalno Dvizhenie | VMRO  |

0 / 240

| Extra-parliamentary
Cyprus | National Popular Front
Εθνικό Λαϊκό Μέτωπο | ELAM  |

3 / 56

| Opposition
Croatia | Croatian Sovereignists
Hrvatski suverenisti | HS  |

1 / 151

| Opposition
Home and National Rally
Dom i nacionalno okupljanje | DOMiNO  |

3 / 151

| Opposition
The Bridge
Most | Most  |

7 / 151

| Opposition
Czech Republic | Civic Democratic Party
Občanská demokratická strana | ODS  |

34 / 200

23 / 81

| Government
France | Identity–Liberties
Identité-Libertés | IDL  |

3 / 577

0 / 348

| Opposition
Germany | We Citizens
Wir Bürger | WB  |

0 / 735

0 / 69

| Extra-parliamentary
Italy | Brothers of Italy
Fratelli d'Italia | FdI  |

118 / 400

66 / 200

| Government
Latvia | National Alliance
Nacionālā apvienība | NA  |

13 / 100

| Opposition
Lithuania | Lithuanian Farmers and Greens Union
Lietuvos valstiečių ir žaliųjų sąjunga | LVŽS  |

8 / 141

| Opposition
Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania – Christian Families Alliance
Lietuvos lenkų rinkimų akcija – Krikščioniškų šeimų sąjunga | LLRA–KŠS  |

3 / 141

| Opposition
Luxembourg | Alternative Democratic Reform Party
Alternativ Demokratesch Reformpartei
Parti réformiste d'alternative démocratique
Alternative Demokratische Reformpartei | ADR  |

5 / 60

| Opposition
Poland | Law and Justice
Prawo i Sprawiedliwość | PiS  |

190 / 460

34 / 100

| Opposition
Romania | Alliance for the Union of Romanians
Alianta pentru Unirea Romanilor | AUR  |

63 / 331

28 / 134

| Opposition
The Right Alternative
Alternativa Dreaptă | AD  |

3 / 330

1 / 136

| Opposition
Slovakia | Freedom and Solidarity
Sloboda a Solidarita | SaS  |

19 / 150

| Opposition
Sweden | Sweden Democrats
Sverigedemokraterna | SD  |

73 / 349

| Confidence and supply

### Global partners

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Country  | Party name  | Abbr.  | Legislature lower house seats  | Legislature upper house Seats  | Status

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Albania | Republican Party of Albania | PR  |

2 / 140

| Opposition
Belarus | BPF Party | BPF  |

0 / 110

0 / 64

| Banned
Israel | Likud – National Liberal Movement | Likud  |

32 / 120

| Government
San Marino | Domani Motus Liberi | DML  |

5 / 60

| Opposition
United States | Republican Party | GOP  |

220 / 435

53 / 100

| Government

### Former members

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ECR Party member parties in 2019. Composed of members from 29 European nations (shown in dark blue) and regional partners from 10 non-European nations (shown in light blue).

* Armenia: Prosperous Armenia (until 2022)
* Azerbaijan: Whole Azerbaijan Popular Front Party (until 2022)
* Belgium: Libertarian, Direct, Democratic (2010–14)
* Bulgaria: Order, Law and Justice (c. 2009)
* Bulgaria: Reload Bulgaria (until 2019)
* Croatia: Croatian Conservative Party (until 2021, dissolved)
* Faroe Islands: People's Party (until 2022)
* Finland: Blue Reform (until 2022)
* France: France Arise (2019–20)
* Georgia: Conservative Party of Georgia (2014–22)
* Hungary: Hungarian Democratic Forum (2009–11)
* Iceland: Independence Party (2011–2021)
* Italy: Conservatives and Social Reformers (2012–14)
* Italy: Conservatives and Reformists (2015–2017)
* Italy: Direction Italy (2017–2022; merged into fellow ECR member Brothers of Italy in 2019)
* Kosovo: Democratic Party of Kosovo (until 2022)
* Latvia: For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK (2009–11; merged in 2011 into National Alliance, which became a member in 2014)
* Moldova: Șor Party (2018–22)
* Morocco: Istiqlal Party (2014–18)
* Montenegro: Movement for Changes (until 2022)
* Netherlands: Forum for Democracy (until 2020)
* Netherlands: JA21 (until 2023)
* Northern Cyprus: National Unity Party (until 2022)
* Poland: Poland Comes First (2010–13; dissolved)
* Romania: New Republic (2013–18)
* Slovakia: Civic Conservative Party (2009–22)
* Slovakia: New Majority (until 2021)
* Spain: Vox (2019–2024)
* Turkey: Justice and Development Party (2013–18)
* United Kingdom: Conservative Party (2009–21)

### Former regional partners

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* Australia: Liberal Party (until 2022)
* Canada: Conservative Party (until 2022)
* Colombia: Democratic Centre (until 2022)
* Kenya: Jubilee Party (until 2022)
* Maldives: Progressive Party of Maldives (until 2022)
* New Zealand: National Party (until 2022)
* North Macedonia: VMRO – People's Party (until 2025)
* Serbia: Enough is Enough (until 2025)
* Tanzania: Chadema (until 2022)
* Tunisia: Afek Tounes (until 2019)
* United Kingdom ( Northern Ireland): Ulster Unionist Party (until 2025)

### Individual members

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The ECR also includes a number of individual members, although, as most other European parties, it has not sought to develop mass individual membership.[37]

Below is the evolution of individual membership of the ECR since 2019.[38] Individual membersIndividual members of European political parties0102030405060201920202021202220232024ECR

## Funding

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As a registered European political party, the ECR is entitled to European public funding, which it has received continuously since its first application in 2010.[39]

Below is the evolution of European public funding received by the ECR. Amount (€)European public funding of European political parties01,000,0002,000,0003,000,0004,000,0005,000,0002004200720102013201620192022Maximum amounts of public fundingAmounts of public funding actually received

In line with the Regulation on European political parties and European political foundations, the ECR also raises private funds to co-finance its activities. As of 2025, European parties must raise at least 10% of their reimbursable expenditure from private sources, while the rest can be covered using European public funding.[a]

Below is the evolution of contributions and donations received by the ECR. Amount (€)Contributions raised by European political parties0100,000200,000300,000400,000500,00020102013201620192022ECR Amount (€)Donations raised by European political parties050,000100,000150,000200,000250,000300,000350,00020102013201620192022ECR

## Elected representatives of member parties

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### European institutions

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Organisation | Institution | Number of seats

|
|

European Union | European Parliament |

70 / 720 (10%)

[40]
European Commission |

1 / 27 (4%)

[41]
European Council
(Heads of Government) |

2 / 27 (7%)

[42]
Council of the European Union
(Participation in Government) |
Committee of the Regions |

26 / 329 (8%)

[43]
Council of Europe (as part of ECPA) | Parliamentary Assembly |

101 / 612 (17%)

[44]

### European Council

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Member State  | Title  | Representative  | Political party  | Member of the Council since  | Portrait

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Czech Republic | Prime Minister | Petr Fiala | ODS | 17 December 2021 |
Italy | Prime Minister | Giorgia Meloni | FdI | 22 October 2022 |

### European Commission

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Member State  | Portfolio  | European Commissioner  | Political party  | Portrait

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Italy | Executive Vice-President for Cohesion and Reforms  | Raffaele Fitto | FdI |

## ECR affiliate groupings

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The ACRE is formally affiliated to groupings in the European Parliament and the Committee of the Regions of the European Union, the Congress of the Council of Europe and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and the NATO Parliamentary Assembly.

### European Parliament

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Main article: European Conservatives and Reformists Group

The ECR group is the sixth-largest group in the European Parliament. Founded in 2009, the ECR brings together 64 MEPs from 15 countries.[45] The ECR currently is led by two co-chairmen, Ryszard Legutko of the Polish Law and Justice party and Nicola Procaccini of the Brothers of Italy party.[46]

### European Commission

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In the current European Commission, the ECR has one Commissioner.

Portfolio | Commissioner | State | Political party  | Photo

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Vice-President;
European Commissioner for Cohesion Policy, Regional Development, and Cities  | Raffaele Fitto |

Italy

|  | FdI |

### European Council

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Of the 27 heads of state and government that are members of the European Council, two are from the ECR.

Member State  | Representative  | Title  | Political party  | Member of the Council since  | Photo

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Czech Republic | Petr Fiala |  Prime Minister |  | ODS | 17 December 2021 |
Italy | Giorgia Meloni |  Prime Minister |  | FdI | 22 October 2022 |

### In third countries

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Through its global partners, the ECR has two heads of state or government in non-EU countries.

Member State  | Representative  | Title  | Political party  | In power since  | Photo

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Israel | Benjamin Netanyahu |  Prime Minister |  | Likud | 29 December 2022 |
United States | Donald Trump |  President |  | Republican Party | 20 January 2025 |

### Committee of the Regions

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Following the creation of the ECR Group in the European Parliament in 2009, and the creation of the ACRE in 2010, the ECR Group in the Committee of the Regions was formed on 10 April 2013 under the leadership of Gordon Keymer CBE and with the support of the ACRE. The Group was officially announced during the 11–12 April 100th Committee of the Regions plenary session.

The ECR Group was the first Group to be formed in the Committee of the Regions during the course of a mandate and was the first ECR Group to be formed outside of the European Parliament.

The President of the Group is Cllr. Gordon Keymer CBE (Leader of Tandridge District Council) and the Vice-Presidents are Dan Jiránek (Mayor of Kladno) and Daiva Matonienė (Deputy Mayor of Šiauliai City Council). Adam Banaszak (Member of the Kujawsko-Pomorskie regional assembly), Cllr. Kay Twitchen OBE (Member of Essex County Council) and Cllr. Judith Pearce (Deputy Leader of Wychavon District Council and Executive board member for Planning, Infrastructure and Housing).

Country  | Party name  | Members  | Other affiliations

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Full  | Affiliate  | European party  | EU Parliament  | International
Czech Republic | Civic Democratic Party | 3  | 1  | ACRE  | ECR | IDU
Denmark | Danish People's Party | 0  | 2  | MELD | ECR | None
Finland | Finns Party | 1  | 1  | ACRE  | ECR | None
Lithuania | Independent  | 1  | 3  | None | None | None
Netherlands | Christian Union | 1  | 1  | ECPM | ECR | None
Poland | Law and Justice | 1  | 4  | ACRE  | ECR | None
Slovakia | Independent politician  | 1  | 0  | None | None | None
United Kingdom | Conservative Party | 7  | 8  | ACRE  | None | IDU
United Kingdom | Ulster Unionist Party | 0  | 1  | ACRE  | None | IDU

### Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe

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Main article: European Conservatives Group

The European Conservatives Group in the European Parliament, founded in 1970 and existing for most of its history as the 'European Democrat Group' became officially affiliated to the ACRE on 29 September 2014. The EC group is led by Samad Seyidov MP, of the New Azerbaijan Party.

As of 23 October 2014, the European Conservatives have the following members:[47]

Country  | Party name  | Members  | Other affiliations

|
|
|

European party  | EU Parliament  | International
Armenia | Prosperous Armenia | 2  | ACRE  | N/A | None
Armenia | Republican Party of Armenia [A] | 1  | None | N/A | None
Azerbaijan | New Azerbaijan Party | 4  | None | N/A | None
Azerbaijan | Independent | 1  | None | N/A | None
Czech Republic | Civic Democratic Party | 2  | ACRE  | ECR | IDU
Denmark | Danish People's Party | 1  | None | ECR | None
Greece | Independent Greeks | 1  | None | ECR | None
Norway | Progress Party | 2  | None | N/A | None
Poland | Law and Justice | 7  | ECRP  | ECR | None
Poland | United Poland | 1  | MELD | No MEPs | None
Turkey | Justice and Development Party [B] | 13  | ACRE  | N/A | None
Turkey | Nationalist Movement Party[C] | 1  | None | N/A | None
Ukraine | Party of Regions [D] | 4  | None | N/A | None
Ukraine | Sovereign European Ukraine | 1  | None | N/A | None
Ukraine | Independent | 1  | None | N/A | None
United Kingdom | Conservative Party | 17  | ACRE  | N/A | IDU
United Kingdom | Democratic Unionist Party | 1  | None | N/A | None
^A One of the three members of the Republican Party of Armenia sit with the EC Group. The other two members sit with the European People's Party.
^B Eleven of the thirteen members of the Justice and Development Party sit with the EC Group. One sits with the European People's Party and one sits with the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe.
^C One of the two members of the Nationalist Movement Party sits with the EC Group. The other member sits with the Socialist Group.
^D Four of the seven members of Party of Regions sit with the EC Group. Two sit with the Socialist Group and one sits with the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe.

### Congress of the Council of Europe

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The ECR group in the Congress of the Council of Europe brings together representatives in local government from across Europe. It has 31 members, 26 of whom represent parties in the ECRP.

Country  | Party name  | Members  | Other affiliations

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European party  | EU Parliament  | International
Armenia | Prosperous Armenia | 1  | ACRE  | N/A | None
Czech Republic | Civic Democratic Party | 3  | ACRE  | ECR | IDU
Czech Republic | Independent | 2  | None | N/A | None
Denmark | Danish People's Party | 1  | None | ECR | None
Norway | Progress Party | 2  | None | N/A | None
Poland | Law and Justice | 1  | ACRE  | ECR | None
Poland | Independent | 1  | None | N/A | None
Turkey | Nationalist Movement Party | 5  | None | N/A | None
Ukraine | People's Party | 1  | None | N/A | None
United Kingdom | Conservative Party | 11  | ACRE  | ECR | IDU
United Kingdom | Ulster Unionist Party | 1  | ACRE  | ECR | None

## Youth organisation

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### European Young Conservatives

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Main article: European Young Conservatives

The European Young Conservatives (EYC) is ECR Party's youth wing. It brings together conservative and political parties from across Europe. As of 2020, the group has a membership of 30 political youth organisations from 30 countries and territories. Its patron was Margaret Thatcher until her death in 2013.

Country  | Organisation  | Mother party

|
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Armenia | Prosperous Armenia Youth | Prosperous Armenia
Belarus | BPF Youth | BPF Party
Belgium | Jong N-VA | N-VA
Czech Republic | Young Conservatives | Civic Democratic Party
Denmark | Young Conservatives | Conservative People's Party
Faroe Islands | Huxa | People's Party
Finland | Finns Party Youth | Finns Party
Georgia | Young Conservatives | Conservative Party of Georgia
Italy | Youth for Freedom | Forza Italia
Latvia | For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK Youth Club | For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK
Liechtenstein | Junge FBP | Progressive Citizens' Party
Lithuania | Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania Youth Organisation | Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania
Luxembourg | ADRenalin | Alternative Democratic Reform Party
Netherlands | Youth Forum for Democracy | Forum for Democracy
Norway | Progress Party's Youth | Progress Party
Poland | Law and Justice Youth Forum | Law and Justice
Portugal | People's Youth | Democratic and Social Centre – People's Party
Romania | New Republic Youth | New Republic
Switzerland | Young SVP | Swiss People's Party
Turkey | AKP Youth | Justice and Development Party
United Kingdom | Young Conservatives (UK) | Conservative Party
United Kingdom | Young Unionists | Ulster Unionist Party

## Principles

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ECRP adopted the Reykjavík Declaration at its Council Meeting on 21 March 2014. The declaration defines the principles that underpin ECR.[48]

The Reykjavík Declaration

* The European Conservatives and Reformists Party brings together parties committed to individual liberty, national sovereignty, parliamentary democracy, the rule of law, private property, low taxes, sound money, free trade, open competition, and the devolution of power.
* ECRP believes in a Europe of independent nations, working together for mutual gain while each retaining its identity and integrity.
* ECRP is committed to the equality of all European democracies, whatever their size, and regardless of which international associations they join.
* ECRP favours the exercise of power at the lowest practicable level—by the individual where possible, by local or national authorities in preference to supranational bodies.
* ECRP understands that open societies rest upon the dignity and autonomy of the individual, who should be as free as possible from state coercion. The liberty of the individual includes freedom of religion and worship, freedom of speech and expression, freedom of movement and association, freedom of contract and employment, and freedom from oppressive, arbitrary or punitive taxation.
* ECRP recognises the equality of all citizens before the law, regardless of ethnicity, sex or social class. It rejects all forms of extremism, authoritarianism and racism.
* ECRP cherishes the important role of civil associations, families and other bodies that fill the space between the individual and the government.
* ECRP acknowledges the unique democratic legitimacy of the nation-state.
* ECRP is committed to the spread of free commerce and open competition, in Europe and globally.
* ECRP supports the principles of the Prague Declaration of March 2009 and the work of the European Conservatives and Reformists in the European Parliament and allied groups on the other European assemblies.

## Election results

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European Parliament

Year  | Lead Candidate  | Seats %  | Seats  | Status  | Ref

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2024 | None | 9.2 (#3)  |

66 / 720

[b] | Opposition  | [49][50]

## See also

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* European Conservatives
* European People's Party
* Identity and Democracy Party
* Patriots for Europe
* European political party
* Authority for European Political Parties and European Political Foundations
* European political foundation

## Notes

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1. ^ For the purpose of European party funding, "contributions" refer to financial or in-kind support provided by party members, while "donations" refer to the same but provided by non-members.
2. ^ Including 4 individual members

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